Install 32 bit application on 64 bit Ubuntu...

There can be requirement in many cases, when you want to install some 32 bit applications on 64 bit OS environment.
I faced this problem, when I had to install GoogleEarth for my Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 64 bit OS.

ubuntu@localhost:~$ sudo ./GoogleEarthLinux-5.1.bin [sudo] password for ubuntu: Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing Google Earth for GNU/Linux 5.1.3535.3218............................................................... setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64/setup.gtk2: error while loading shared libraries: libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64/setup.gtk: error while loading shared libraries: libSM.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory The setup program seems to have failed on amd64 Fatal error, installer failed to run at all! ubuntu@localhost:~$

So, to achieve this, all you need to do is install ia32-libs, and we are good to go.

ubuntu@localhost:~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

There are other ways though, to make 32 bit applications run on 64 bit OS.
Refer this link for more options.

..............Done!!!